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229th Brigade Engineer Battalion activated

Lt. Col. Charles B. Martin, Jr. and Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey S. Voelkel uncase the colors of the 229th Brigade Engineer Battalion during a ceremony that marked the unit's transformation from the 116th Brigade Special Troops Battalion Oct. 15, 2016, at Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia. Prior to uncasing the colors from the 229th BEB, Martin and Voelkel, the 229th's battalion command team, cased the colors of the 116th BSTB. The transformation is part of the U. S. Armyâs reorganization of brigade combat teams to provide more engineer capabilities, and the 229th BEB will provide additional engineer capabilities for the 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. Read more at go.usa.gov/xkVMy. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)

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Uploaded on October 15, 2016
Taken on October 15, 2016